Some groups and individuals encounter barriers to working such as discrimination, social and economic disadvantages, personal circumstances, age, etc. This section provides links to UK organisations for advice, information, help and support to get you into work.
Discrimination I Disability I Ex-Offenders I Lone Parents I Over 50
Specific information and advice about your rights and the help available to you are covered in depth via our articles section. This area deals with getting you into work and overcoming discrimination barriers.
Diversity
Site promoting job vacancies and encouraging diversity at work to help people
overcome invisible barriers to work such as age, religion, colour and lifestyle.
Handling
Job Discrimination
Portal site providing advice for those who think they are being discriminated
against in finding work.
New Deal
Government programmes to help disadvantaged groups get back into work.
There are around 10 million disabled people in the UK nearly one in five of the adult population. It is vital that they are economically active whether self-employed or employees. It is illegal to discriminate against them when choosing someone for a job or considering people for promotion, dismissal or redundancy. This section deals with job hunting advice and support to get disabled people into work.
Blind in Business
Support for visually impaired graduates looking for work with advice.
Employment Opportunities
Helps those with disabilities find and maintain their employment including
a job match service.
Employment Rights
Series of fact sheets about your rights in the workplace.
Looking
for work
Help available through government agencies clearly laid out along with advice.
Prospects
An overview on disability and health, marketing yourself, targeting employers,
understanding the law and information sources.
Remploy
Help disabled people working or looking for work, and employers looking
to recruit, or needing help to support disabled people in the work place.
Royal British Legion Industries
They provide employment and training for people with disabilities, whether
ex-service or not.
Skill: National Bureau for Students with
Disabilities
Range of on-line leaflets on issues concerning students with disabilities,
including 'Get that Job' and links.
There are over 5 million and rising ex-offenders in the UK with almost
1 in 3 of all males under 35 having a record. These links are aimed at helping
them overcome getting work problems.
Specific topics are available on our articles pages.
Apex Trust
Helps people with criminal records to obtain jobs or self-employment via
skills provision.
NACRO
Works to give ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities
the help they need to build a better future.
Prospects
Overview on finding work as an ex-offender, including marketing yourself,
understanding the law and information sources.
The UK has 1.75 million lone parents with 2.9 million children, of whom 53% are stuck in a benefits poverty trap. Around 40% of lone parents (1m) are in paid employment. Making the move can be hard but returning to work increases your confidence, economic well being, independence and benefits your children.
Back to Work Pack
Fact sheets, checklists and advice for those trying to get back to work
from the Gingerbread Group. They also provide a free advice line 0800 018
4318 for help with the benefits maze and other issues.
Benefits
for Parents
Extensive list with practical advice for lone parents about allowances,
tax credits, grants, etc.
Lone Parents
Organisation
Practical advice on getting into work and coping with family life from Lone
Parents.
New Deal
Help for lone parents who are not working or working less than 16 hours
a week and who want to make the move from benefits into work.
New
Directions
Government booklet outlining opportunities for lone parents in education,
training and employment across the UK to enable them to get back into work.
Nursery Search
Portal site for nurseries with good advice on how to cover the costs and
legal aspects of childcare.
One
Parent Families
Use the One Parent Helpdesk for answers about any aspect of getting employment,
training, help with childcare or any issue that lone parents face.
Working
Benefits
Comprehensive coverage of benefits available from the Job Centre.
Work Life Balance
for Parents
Good advice and clear steps to thinking about value of work and home life
balance.
Working
Parent
Everything a working parent needs to know about paying for childcare, finding
a nursery and getting back to work.
Also known as “Third Agers”, the over 50’s account for
15% of all new business start ups, 1 in 4 of the population and 45-59 year
olds are the largest group in the labour force. Yet 90 per cent of older
workers believe that employers discriminate against them and one in ten
companies have no staff over the age of 50.
We focus on your skills, experience and potential to help you get work or
start a business.
Because You Can
Excellent site for over 50’s in Wales who want to start a business
but equally applicable to anyone in the UK.
Includes business plans, case studies, swot analysis, tools and much more.
Click the third age option.
Career Coach ideas – four American sites with strategies, inspiration, and ideas for a UK audience. http://jobstuff.blogdrive.com/ http://drbamstersblog.squarespace.com
Employment
Articles
Wide range of articles on getting a job or becoming self-employed from UK
Seniority site.
Third Age Employment Network
Works for better opportunities for mature people to continue to learn, work
and earn for as long as they want to.
Use for its member list of 250 UK bodies who help mature people to overcome
barriers of discrimination and realise their aims and ambitions.
